The future of globalization is on the ballot in November. But how is the US-China trade war going for the American working class – the people most affected and least able to respond to changing supply chains, technology wars, tariffs and market upheavals?

This Hinrich Foundation-sponsored National Press Foundation briefing will explore global trade through the lens of class: Who is helped and who is hurt as trade opens and then closes based on the changing political leadership? Among our guests will be:

Matthew C. Klein, Senior Writer, Barron’s; co-author of “Trade Wars Are Class Wars: How Rising Inequality Distorts the Global Economy and Threatens International Peace.” The book shows how trade disputes are often the unexpected result of domestic political choices that serve the interests of the rich at the expense of workers and ordinary retirees.
Cathy Feingold, Director, International Department, AFL-CIO; Deputy President, International Trade Union Confederation

This briefing is part of a series of National Press Foundation's online webinars on global trade issues in the era of the coronavirus.

2020 trainings explored:

US trade policy for the next administration
Data and national security
Trump, Biden, and the WTO
The New Cold War
China's dominance in raw materials
US-China trade war
The emerging techno-nationalism
Medical trade wars
Supply chains and food security

Telling the global trade story
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